EXHIBIT 10.26

                        STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT

     THIS STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated August 16,
 1996, between Star Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Purchaser"),
 and General Electric Company, a New York corporation ("Seller").
     
                          W I T N E S S E T H:

     WHEREAS, Seller owns 59,584 shares of Purchaser's Series B Senior
 Preferred Stock, having a par value of $.01 per share ("Series B Preferred
 Stock"), and 39,723 shares of Purchaser's Series C Senior Preferred Stock,
 having a par value of $.01 per share ("Series C Preferred Stock"); and
     WHEREAS, Seller desires to sell 47,667 shares of the Series B Preferred
 Stock and 31,778 shares of the Series C Preferred Stock (collectively, the
 "Shares") to Purchaser and Purchaser desires to purchase the Shares from
 Seller upon the terms and conditions set forth herein;
     NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
 agreements contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration,
 the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties
 hereto agree as follows:

                           ARTICLE I
            
                      Purchase of Shares

 Section 1.1  Purchase of Shares

     Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, at the
 Closing (as defined below), Seller agrees to sell to Purchaser and Purchaser
 agrees to purchase from Seller the Shares.

 Section 1.2   Closing

     The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and
 the delivery of the Shares to Purchaser pursuant hereto (the "Closing")
 shall occur at
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 Perkins Coie, 607 Fourteenth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. on the date
 hereof (the "Closing Date").

 Section 1.3   Consideration to be Delivered

     At Closing:

     (a)  Purchaser shall pay Seller as full consideration for purchase of
 the Shares the amount of $2,400,000 (the "Purchase Price") by authorizing
 Seller to offset such amount against amounts otherwise due Purchaser by
 Seller pursuant to that certain Letter Agreement dated July 9, 1996 between
 Purchaser and Seller; and

     (b)  Seller shall deliver to Purchaser the stock certificates of
 Purchaser listed on Schedule 1 hereto, representing, among other securities,
 the Shares, accompanied, in each case, by a stock power duly endorsed in
 favor of Purchaser authorizing surrender of the Shares, with signatures
 guaranteed by a commercial bank or trust company.

 Section 1.4   Surrender of Rights

     With respect to the Shares, Seller hereby surrenders and relinquishes,
 effective upon Closing, any right it has or may have had at any time under
 (i) the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 31, 1990, among
 Seller (as successor to General Electric Capital Corporation), Trustees of
 General Electric Pension Trust, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
 Company and Purchaser (the "Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement") and
 (ii) the Certificate of Designation relating to, among other securities, the
 Shares, filed by Purchaser with the Secretary of State of the State of
 Delaware on May 30, 1990, including without limitation any claim with
 respect to the payment of any dividend on the Shares.

 Section 1.5   Waiver of Breach

     Seller hereby waives any and all breaches by Purchaser of any
 covenants, agreements or obligations that may have occurred or are occurring
 under the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement.
 
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                          ARTICLE II
            
                Representations and Warranties

 Section 2.1  Representations and Warranties of Purchaser

     Purchaser represents and warrants to and agrees with Seller that as of
 the Closing Date:

     (a)  Purchaser has corporate power and authority to make, execute,
 deliver and perform this Agreement, and this Agreement has been duly
 authorized and approved by all required corporate action of Purchaser;

     (b)  Purchaser is not (including by obtaining any necessary consents
 with respect thereto) subject to or a party to, any agreement, contract,
 instrument, law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree that would
 prevent consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or
 compliance by Purchaser with the terms of this Agreement; and

     (c)  Purchaser agrees to pay any transfer taxes owing as a result of
 the transfer of the Shares.

 Section 2.2   Representations and Warranties of Seller

     Seller represents and warrants to Purchaser that as of the Closing
 Date:

     (a)  Seller has corporate power and authority to make, execute, deliver
 and perform this Agreement, and this Agreement has been duly authorized and
 approved by all required corporate action of Seller;

     (b)  Seller is the lawful owner of the Shares, free and clear of all
 liens, encumbrances, restrictions and claims of every kind; Seller has full
 legal right, power and authority to sell, assign, transfer and convey the
 Shares pursuant to this Agreement;

     (c)  Seller is not subject to, or a party to, any agreement, contract,
 instrument, law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree that would
 prevent consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or
 compliance by Seller with the terms of this Agreement; and

     (d)  Seller has not taken any action that would cause the transfer of
 the Shares contemplated hereby not to be exempt under the Securities Act of
  1933, as amended.
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                         ARTICLE III
            
                     Conditions Precedent

 Section 3.1  Conditions Precedent to Obligations of Purchaser

     All obligations of Purchaser under this Agreement are subject to the
 fulfillment, on or prior to the Closing Date, of each of the following
 conditions:

     (a)  Purchaser shall have received the certificates representing the
 Shares as provided in Section 1.3(b); and

     (b)  Seller's representations and warranties contained in this
 Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of
 the Closing Date as though such representations and warranties were made as
 of such time.

 Section 3.2   Conditions Precedent to Obligations of Seller

     All obligations of Seller under this Agreement are subject to the
 fulfillment, on or prior to the Closing Date, of each of the following
 conditions:

     (a)  Seller shall have received the Purchase Price as provided in
 Section 1.3(a);

     (b)  Seller shall have received stock certificates representing the
 shares of Series B Preferred Stock and Series C Preferred Stock retained by
 Seller and not sold to Purchaser; and

     (c)  Purchaser's representations and warranties contained in this
 Agreement or in any certificate or document delivered pursuant to the
 provisions hereof or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby
 shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing
 Date as though such representations and warranties were made as of such
 time.
                          ARTICLE IV
            
                         Miscellaneous

 Section 4.1  Governing Law

     The interpretation and construction of this Agreement, and all matters
 relating hereto, shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York,
 excluding its conflict of law rules.
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 Section 4.2    Third Party Beneficiaries

     Each party hereto intends that this Agreement shall not benefit or
 create any right or cause of action in or on behalf of any person other than
 the parties hereto.

 Section 4.3   Severability

     Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in
 any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the
 extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the
 remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in
 any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision
 in any other jurisdiction.

 Section 4.4   Captions

     The Article and Section captions used herein are for reference purposes
 only, and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this
 Agreement.

 Section 4.5   Notices

     Any notice or other communications required or permitted hereunder
 shall be in writing and be sufficiently given if delivered in person or sent
 by facsimile or by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed
 as follows:

          If to Purchaser, to:

               Star Technologies, Inc.
               515 Shaw Road
               Sterling, Virginia 20166
               Attention:   Treasurer
               Facsimile:   (703) 478-3600

          and if to Seller, to:

               General Electric Company
               Medical Systems Division
               P.O. Box 414
               Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201
               Attention:   General Counsel
               Facsimile:   (414) 544-3573

 or such other address as shall be furnished in writing by either party to
 the other, and such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been
 given as of the date so delivered, sent by facsimile or mailed.
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 Section 4.6    Parties in Interest

      This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of
 the parties hereto and their respective heirs, executors, administrators,
 successors and assigns; provided, that neither party may assign its rights
 or delegate its obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of
 the other party, and any attempt to so assign or delegate without such
 consent shall be void.

 Section 4.7   Counterparts

     This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts (or upon
 separate signature pages bound together into one or more counterparts), all
 of which taken together shall constitute one instrument.

 Section 4.8   Waiver

     Waiver by either party of any breach or failure to comply with any
 provision of this Agreement by the other party shall not be construed as, or
 constitute, a continuing waiver of such provision, or a waiver of any other
 breach of or failure to comply with any other provisions of this Agreement.

 Section 4.9   Entire Agreement

     This Agreement contains the entire understanding of the parties hereto
 with respect to the subject matter contained herein.  This Agreement
 supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between the parties with
 respect to such subject matter.

 Section 4.10  Amendments

     This Agreement may not be amended or modified orally, but only by an
 agreement in writing signed by the parties hereto.
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       IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of Purchaser and Seller has caused this Stock
 Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by its duly authorized representative
 on the date first set forth above.

                              STAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
                              
                              
                              
                              By /s/ Robert C. Compton             
                                 Name: . . . . . . . Robert C. Compton
                                 Title:. . . . Chairman, President and
                                               Chief Executive Officer
                              
                              GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
                              
                                  
                              
                              By /s/ Keith S. Sherin                 
                                 Name: . . . . . . . . Keith S. Sherin
                                 Title:. . . . . . . . .Vice President
 
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 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

 SCHEDULE 1 TO STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 
          STOCK CERTIFICATES
                               
 SERIES B SENIOR PREFERRED STOCK

     CERT. NO.           NO. OF SHARES
       B-13                   59,584
 SHARES PURCHASED             47,667
 SHARES TO BE REISSUED        11,917
 
 
 
 
 SERIES C SENIOR PREFERRED STOCK

     CERT. NO.           NO. OF SHARES
     C-13                     39,723
 SHARES PURCHASED             31,778
 SHARES TO BE REISSUED        7,945